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America heads to the polls – Penn State students wait in line to vote in the student union building on the State College, Pennsylvania, campus on Tuesday.

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America heads to the polls – Voters cast their ballots in Mansfield, Texas.

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America heads to the polls – A man exits a voting booth at a fire station in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. As the New Jersey coastline continues to recover from Superstorm Sandy, numerous polling stations have had to merge and relocate due to storm damage and power outages.

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America heads to the polls – Samantha Pelletier shows off her voting sticker outside Bristol's old Town Hall.

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America heads to the polls – A man votes inside the Town Hall in Franconia, Minnesota.

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America heads to the polls – Adults of the Uddin family, originally from Bangladesh, vote together at the Hightower Elementary School polling site in Doraville, Georgia.

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America heads to the polls – An elderly women casts her vote at Salem Baptist Church in Sparta, Virginia.

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America heads to the polls – A sign directs disabled voters to a polling site entrance at the Graham & Parks School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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America heads to the polls – People line up to cast their ballots at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.

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America heads to the polls – Kezia Gipson, 3, waits with her grandparents Doris Ross and Freddie Irvin in a voting line at the International Longshoremen's Association Office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday.

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America heads to the polls – A man puts on an "I Voted" sticker after casting his ballot in Otter Creek, Iowa, on Tuesday.

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America heads to the polls – A voter's shadow appears on the wall as he arrives at a Phoenix, Arizona, polling station Tuesday.

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America heads to the polls – Robert Palmer, left, and Pat Payne wait in line to cast their vote at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri.

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America heads to the polls – Horse Gall precinct clerk David Smith talks with poll worker and daughter-in-law Charlene Smith at the home of his father, Vincent Smith, in Varnville, South Carolina. The precinct's polling place is in the elder Smith's den.

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America heads to the polls – Three-term Democratic congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Chris Murphy casts his vote with his 1-year-old son Rider at Cheshire High School in Cheshire, Connecticut.

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America heads to the polls – A woman walks out of a polling place after voting in South Jordan, Utah. The Jordan River Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is visible in the background.

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America heads to the polls – A voter casts her ballot in the gymnasium of Douglas Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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America heads to the polls – Gaberyel Chandler casts his vote with the help of safety patrol officer Cheyenne Roberts during a mock presidential election Tuesday at Emerald Shores Elementary School in Ocala, Florida.

America heads to the polls – Kaira Ray watches as her grandmother Theresa Bigl votes at the old Town Hall in Bristol, New Hampshire.

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America heads to the polls – A poll worker directs people to a temporary polling center in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York. Polling sites in Coney Island and the surrounding area were damaged during Superstorm Sandy.

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America heads to the polls – Amy O'Neill, left, and Michelle Nowakowski show off an "I Voted" sticker on their Boston terrier Penny in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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America heads to the polls – Voters cast their ballots at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.

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America heads to the polls – People cast their ballots inside a decorator's garage in South Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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America heads to the polls – A person votes at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

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America heads to the polls – Darrick West stands at a voting booth at Salem Baptist Church, on Tuesday in Sparta, Virginia.

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America heads to the polls – A voter takes a moment to read a paper ballot before casting her vote on Chicago's Northside.

America heads to the polls – Stickers for voters are seen at Tremont Elementary School in Cleveland, Ohio.

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America heads to the polls – Voters line up to cast their vote at the Boston Public Library in Romney's home state of Massachusetts.

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America heads to the polls – Citizens wait in line at a polling station in a senior appartment complex in Chicago.

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America heads to the polls – A citizen votes at Carleton Middle School in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

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America heads to the polls – Voters line up at the Mount Pleasant Library early Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio.

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America heads to the polls – Voters in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, wait to cast the first Election Day ballots of the U.S. presidential race shortly after midnight. The village has opened polls early since 1960, but for the first time in its history, there was a tie. Obama and Romney each received five votes.

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America heads to the polls – Voters wait outside the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kansas, on Monday, November 5, the last day of early voting.

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America heads to the polls – Residents of Ocean County vote in Toms River, New Jersey, on Monday. A special early mail voting arrangement allows residents of the areas affected by Superstorm Sandy to vote in person with a mail-in ballot on short notice.

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America heads to the polls – Two-year-old Ariel Ferreras accompanies his mother, Erika, as she votes in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Friday, November 2. Voters in Maryland broke the state's record for early voting turnout.

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America heads to the polls – Early voters fill out their ballots on the first day of early voting in Miami on October 27. Early voting in the swing state of Florida was held for eight straight 12-hour days.

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America heads to the polls – Carol Braddock of Los Angeles casts her vote in Norwalk, California, on October 25.

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America heads to the polls – Jalani Hervey, 5, waits with his grandmother, Victoria Gross, while she stands in line to cast a ballot during early voting in Milwaukee on October 22.

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America heads to the polls – Election judges William Moeller, left, and Harry Sabin transfer ballots from a drop box outside of the library in Denver on October 22.

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America heads to the polls – Phignora Brown, left, gets assistance from a polling station worker as she casts her ballot on the first day of early voting in Las Vegas on October 20.

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America heads to the polls – Electronic voting authorization cards are returned at the East Las Vegas Community Center polling station on October 20.

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America heads to the polls – A man uses a touch screen voting booth to cast his ballot on the first day of early voting in Washington on October 22.

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America heads to the polls – Jaime Grant carries her 11-month-old daughter, Brynn, and holds her 3-year-old son Brian's hand as she casts her ballot during early voting in College Park, Georgia, on October 19.

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America heads to the polls – A voter displays an "I Voted" sticker on her lapel after voting early in Wilson, North Carolina, on October 18.

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America heads to the polls – Kalli Hannafious holds her daughter Averie as she signs in for early voting in Anchorage, Alaska on October 2.

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America heads to the polls – Jerry Nagel fills in his ballot during early voting at the Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo, Iowa, on September 27, the first day of early voting in the state.

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America heads to the polls – Voters enter the polling site at StarBridge Christian Center in Wildwood, Missouri.

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No glitches that would "substantially stall" Ohio results, secretary of state says

Long lines linger after polls close in Florida, Virginia

Voting machine glitches in Pennsylvania caught on video

New Jersey extends its electronic voting deadline

Long lines lingered in some key states after polls closed in most of the United States, but voters and election officials reported few snags in Tuesday's balloting.

In Florida and Virginia, people who were in line at the end of voting hours were allowed to cast their ballots -- a process that took hours and stretched until nearly midnight Tuesday.

"There have been polling places where there was no down time," said Donald Palmer, the secretary of Virginia's state Board of Elections. "There was a consistent, heavy stream of voters." But the process was "very error-free," he said.

Earlier in the day, those long lines prompted some voters to walk away in states such as Florida and Pennsylvania, election observers said.

In Ohio, one of the most closely watched swing states, authorities recorded only a handful of complaints.

"We are unaware of any problems that would substantially stall the reporting process," Secretary of State Jon Husted said Tuesday night.

In two Pennsylvania counties, a voting machine had to be recalibrated after voters complained that it incorrectly displayed their vote for president. Election officials said the voters were able to cast ballots for their intended candidate, and there were no further complaints once the machines were fixed.

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Numerous problems were reported around Philadelphia. The nonpartisan election monitors from the independent Committee of Seventy said two voting machines had broken down at one precinct on the city's north side, forcing poll workers to issue provisional ballots. That slowed down an already long line, and at least 30 voters had dropped out, the group said.

A judge in the heavily Democratic city ordered election officials to cover a mural of President Barack Obama at one city school that was being used as a polling location Tuesday morning after Republicans complained the painting violated electioneering laws.

GOP poll monitors were being escorted into precincts by sheriff's deputies after some observers had been denied access earlier in the day, said Tasha Jamerson, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office. As many as 64 of the monitors had been turned away before a judge ordered election officials to admit them, the local Republican Party chapter said.

One of the complaints about misbehaving electronic voting machines occurred in Millerstown, in central Pennsylvania's Perry County, where election officials said they recalibrated the unit after one voter recorded a video of it registering a vote for Obama as one for his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.

The video drew thousands of comments on YouTube and was first confirmed by NBC News. But Ron Ruman, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania secretary of state's office, told CNN the machine was taken offline after the man complained about it, election workers recalibrated it and there have been no more complaints.

A second complaint emerged later Tuesday in Lewisburg, in nearby Union County. Andy Hirsch told CNN that he pressed the box to select Obama several times, only to see the machine indicate a vote for Romney. Hirsch also captured the scene on video, showing him pressing the Obama box several times before the vote registered correctly.

Hirsch said he reported the problem to a volunteer poll worker who was calm and receptive to the issue and told him the machine had been having problems all day.

"I thought, gee, that's probably not the reaction to have when casting a ballot for president of the United States," he said. The worker suggested he use a pencil eraser to finish his ballot, but the video he shot shows the same issue. Hirsch said he saw workers shutting down the machine as he left.

Greg Katherman, Union County's director of elections, confirmed there was an issue with one voting machine, but said there were no further issues after the machine was recalibrated.

In other states, most complaints focused on long lines. But in Pinellas County, Florida, which includes St. Petersburg, officials had to send a corrective message to 12,000 absentee voters on Tuesday after an automated call told them they needed to get their ballot in "tomorrow."

The message was supposed to have gone out Monday, but was sent out Tuesday because of a computer glitch, said Nancy Whitlock, a spokeswoman for the county supervisor of elections.

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Election 2012: The best photos – A blur of waving flags greeted President Barack Obama's victory speech at an election night event in Chicago, Illinois.

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Election 2012: The best photos – President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden look ahead to a second term and vowed to fight for equal opportunity for all.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Flags fluttered in Chicago as President Barack Obama delivered his victory speech after being reelected for a second term.

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Election 2012: The best photos – First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hugged and will spend four more years in the public eye.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Red, white and blue confetti snowed down on President Barack Obama after a victory speech that promised brighter days ahead.

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Election 2012: The best photos – A supporter listened intently to President Barack Obama's victory speech in Chicago.

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Election 2012: The best photos – "We know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come," President Obama said in a victory speech met by prolonged cheers.

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Election 2012: The best photos – President Barack Obama embraced Vice President Joe Biden after delivering his victory speech at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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Election 2012: The best photos – With first lady Michell Obama at his side, President Barack Obama gave the crowd a wave at an election night celebration in Chicago.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Children climbed trees outside the White House in Washington as people celebrated President Obama's victory at the polls.

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Election 2012: The best photos – A South Korean woman carried a cardboard cutout of Republican Mitt Romney at an election night party in Seoul. South Koreans watched the race closely.

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Election 2012: The best photos – President Barack Obama rode a wave of broad support from minorities, women and moderates to win re-election.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Emotion washed over an Obama supporter as the newly reeleted president deivered his victory speech in Chicago.

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Election 2012: The best photos – President Barack Obama embraced first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia moments before he delivered a rousing victory speech.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Obama supporters beamed and cheered as he delivered an inspiring and inclusive victory speech.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Victorious, President Barack Obama was joined onstage by first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Young Obama supporters watched the president stride onto the stage to deliver his victory speech.

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Election 2012: The best photos – President Barack Obama clapped onstage in Chicago as the crowd cheered his reelection.

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Election 2012: The best photos – President Barack Obama walked onstage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia to deliver his victory speech.

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Election 2012: The best photos – People gathered in Times Square in New York City and celebrated four more years in office for President Barack Obama.

Election 2012: The best photos – Voter Sheresa Walker used a flashlight for poll worker Lloyd Edwards in a tent set up as a polling place in Queens, New York. The area is still reeling from Superstorm Sandy.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Shadows were cast on a wall next to a television advertising "Election Night 2012" inside the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, where Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was scheduled to speak Tuesday evening.

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Election 2012: The best photos – A volunteer prepared ballots at a polling station in San Francisco, California.

Election 2012: The best photos – A voter's bicycle leaned against a wall at a lifeguard station, home to a polling place in Hermosa Beach, California.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Voters walked past a plethora of campaign signs after casting their ballots at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Jesse James, whose home was damaged by Superstorm Sandy, prepared to vote in a makeshift tent set up as a polling place in Rockaway Park, a neighborhood in Queens, New York.

Election 2012: The best photos – President Obama greeted supporters outside a campaign office in Chicago.

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Election 2012: The best photos – A jogger on The Strand in the Los Angeles area community of Hermosa Beach passed a directional sign to a polling place at sunrise.

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Election 2012: The best photos – The stage was set for Obama's election night event in Chicago.

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Election 2012: The best photos – James Tate, 45, held a sign in support of the Republican ticket in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Election 2012: The best photos – A nun waited in line to cast her vote in Janesville, Wisconsin.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Children's books about politics lined a wall where citizens waited to cast their vote in Janesville, Wisconsin.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Volunteer David Bowser peeked outside the Pinellas County Democratic Party headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Election inspector Jim Nodorft prepared to hang the U.S. flag outside the Smelser Town Hall as polls opened at 7 a.m. in Georgetown, Wisconsin.

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Election 2012: The best photos – People headed to a polling station at Washington's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Tuesday.

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Election 2012: The best photos – The sunrise was visible through a bus window on Election Day in Chicago.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Voters entered Washington Mill Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, to cast their ballots Tuesday.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Rain did no deter voters from waiting in line in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Sunshine State -- with its 29 electoral votes -- was a key player in determining the next president.

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Election 2012: The best photos – A young girl peered out from under a voting booth as her mother cast a ballot at the Bishop Leo O'Neil Youth Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Election 2012: The best photos – William Carpenter, an assistant fire chief, put up an election rules sign at the entrance of a firehouse polling station Tuesday in Port Royal, Virginia.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Poll worker David Smith used a tape measure to mark a boundary at a Bowling Green, Ohio, school to keep local politicians 100 feet away from where voters cast ballots.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Precinct official Bill Partlow inspected a voting machine before polls open Tuesday in Pineville, North Carolina.

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Election 2012: The best photos – Voters in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, waited shortly after midnight to cast the first Election Day ballots of the U.S. presidential race. For the first time in the village's history, there was a tie.

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17 election outtakes – Like an electoral version of "The Blob," 2012 sample ballots occasionally get out of hand.

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donkey elephant split 1106 – Each party has its good-luck superstitions. Republicans rub the trunk of a stuffed elephant, while loyal Democrats feed pictures of the president to a donkey.

Election outtakes – Children are always the quickest to adapt to new technologies.

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Election outtakes – No matter where you go, you just can't avoid them.

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Election outtakes – In Los Angeles, Election Day comes with some excellent entertainment.

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Election outtakes – Who knew that John Kerry and Chris Rock were running for president?

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Election outtakes – "I won! I won! I won!"

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Election outtakes – A Colorado voter is sucked into the Votron 3000 time machine. He ended up voting for Samuel Tilden.

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Election outtakes – In the spirit of Punxatawney Phil and Paul the Octopus, Bowzer the Mystery Dog prepares to pick the winner of the 2012 presidential election.

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Election outtakes – These votes are about as clean as they come.

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Election outtakes – Perhaps we should combine polls and laundromats across the country.

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Election outtakes – No doubt, many voters will also cast their ballot with the "adult emporium" down the road.

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Election outtakes – "Where's the pony? I was promised a pony!"

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From the campaign trail – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, order food at a Wendy's restuarant in Richmond Heights, Ohio, on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney boards his campaign plane in Bedford, Massachusetts. The Romney camp has decided to continue campaigning on Election Day.

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From the campaign trail – President Barack Obama gets emotional at his final campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, November 5, on the eve of the U.S. presidential election. Obama's speech included references to his 2008 campaign and his victory in the Iowa caucuses, which helped catapult his political career.

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From the campaign trail – The president and first lady Michelle Obama embrace Monday in Des Moines at his last campaign rally before the election.

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From the campaign trail – A young supporter listens to Obama at Monday's rally in Des Moines.

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From the campaign trail – Romney and his wife, Ann, greet supporters at a rally late Monday in Manchester, New Hampshire.

From the campaign trail – Obama is greeted by former President Bill Clinton during a campaign rally in Concord, New Hampshire, on Sunday, November 4. Obama and Romney darted from swing state to swing state, trying to fire up enthusiasm among supporters and win over any last wavering voters before Election Day.

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From the campaign trail – Romney meets some young supporters during a campaign rally at the Hy-Vee Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney arrives at Sunday's rally in Des Moines.

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From the campaign trail – Obama arrives at a campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on Saturday, November 3.

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From the campaign trail – Romney supporters attend a rally in Englewood, Colorado, on Saturday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama arrives at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport before an event in Mentor, Ohio, on Saturday.

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From the campaign trail – President Barack Obama departs aboard Marine One for travel to campaign events in Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa and Virginia from the south lawn of the White House on Saturday.

From the campaign trail – Romney gets ready to step off his campaign bus during an event Thursday, November 1, in Doswell, Virginia.

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From the campaign trail – Obama addresses a campaign rally Thursday at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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From the campaign trail – U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets policemen who were part of his motorcade as he prepares to board his campaign plane in Roanoke, Virginia on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters wait to hear President Obama during a campaign rally at Austin Straubel International Airport on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Mitt Romney holds a baby during a campaign event at Meadow Event Park on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – A Mitt Romney supporter holds an American flag during a campaign event at Meadow Event Park.

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From the campaign trail – President Barack Obama greets and comforts victims of Hurricane Sandy at a shelter in Brigantine, New Jersey, on Wednesday, October 31.

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From the campaign trail – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney holds a campaign rally on Halloween at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, October 31.

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From the campaign trail – President Barack Obama speaks about the federal government's response to Superstorm Sandy at the headquarters of the Red Cross in Washington on Tuesday, October 30.

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From the campaign trail – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accepts a food donation for storm victims at an event in Kettering, Ohio, on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters listen as Romney speaks at an event to collect food and supply donations for storm victims in Kettering, Ohio, Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney talks with advisers on his campaign bus while en route to a rally at Avon Lake High School on Monday, October 29, in Avon Lake, Ohio.

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From the campaign trail – Obama makes a statement in the White House briefing room following a briefing on Hurricane Sandy on Monday in Washington. Obama returned early from a campaign trip to Florida and has canceled several other campaign events to monitor the storm.

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From the campaign trail – Former President Bill Clinton speaks during a campaign rally with Vice President Joe Biden on Monday in Youngstown, Ohio. Obama had planned to attend the event but canceled to monitor Hurricane Sandy.

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From the campaign trail – Obama steps off Air Force One on Monday upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

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From the campaign trail – People line up in the rain for a campaign rally with Clinton and Biden on Monday in Youngstown, Ohio.

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From the campaign trail – Democratic supporters listen during a campaign rally Monday with Clinton and Biden.

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From the campaign trail – Romney greets supporters during a campaign rally at Avon Lake High School on Monday in Avon Lake, Ohio. Romney canceled other campaign events planned for Monday and Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy.

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From the campaign trail – A young girl looks on during a campaign rally for Romney at Avon Lake High School on Monday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney speaks during a campaign rally at Seven Cities Sod on Monday in Davenport, Iowa.

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From the campaign trail – Romney gets into his SUV after landing Monday in Vandalia, Ohio.

From the campaign trail – A supporter of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan wears a campaign sticker on his shoe during a campaign rally at the Celina Fieldhouse in Celina, Ohio, on Sunday, October 28.

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From the campaign trail – Obama delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Elm Street Middle School in Nashua, New Hampshire on Saturday, October 27. With 10 days to go before the presidential election, Obama and his opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, are criss-crossing the country from one swing state to the next in an attempt to sway voters.

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From the campaign trail – A young Romney supporter holds a homemade sign during a campaign rally at Ranger Jet Center on Saturday in Kissimmee, Florida.

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From the campaign trail – Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Saturday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney emerges from his SUV at Akron-Canton Regional Airport on Saturday in Canton, Ohio.

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From the campaign trail – Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, hold a campaign rally at Canton Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio, on Friday, October 26.

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From the campaign trail – Obama chats with firefighters after dropping off doughnuts for them at a fire station in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, October 25.

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From the campaign trail – Romney, center, poses for a photo with workers at First Watch Cafe on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Volunteers make phone calls seeking support for Romney at his Arlington Victory Center in Virginia.

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From the campaign trail – Obama kisses a baby during a campaign rally at Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters take photos of Obama during a campaign rally at Ybor City Museum State Park in Tampa on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters look on as Romney speaks during a campaign rally at Jet Machine in Cincinnati.

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From the campaign trail – Romney says goodbye to Ryan at Denver International airport on Wednesday, October 24.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters cheer as Obama speaks during a campaign event at Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – The president speaks with residents during a lunch with a group of Obama for America volunteers at an unanounced stop at Antonella's Pizzeria in Davenport, Iowa, on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney holds a campaign rally at the Reno Event Center in Nevada on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama greets people at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney gestures to the crowd during a campaign event at the Reno Event Center in Reno, Nevada on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney talks with his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin aboard their campaign plane on Tuesday, October 23, en route to Denver. A day after the final presidential debate, Romney is campaigning in Nevada and Colorado.

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From the campaign trail – President Obama holds a baby as he greets people during a campaign rally at the Delray Beach Tennis Center on Tuesday, October 23, in Delray Beach, Florida. Obama continues to campaign across the United States in the run-up to the November 6 presidential election.

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From the campaign trail – Obama and Romney hug their wives on stage after finishing their third and final presidential debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, on Monday, October 22.

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From the campaign trail – Romney and his wife, Ann, try to relax backstage with members of their family before the start of Monday's debate.

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From the campaign trail – Obama reads briefing material while meeting with advisers inside his cabin on Sunday, October 21, at Camp David, Maryland.

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From the campaign trail – Republican candidate Mitt Romney plays with his grandson while having dinner on Sunday in Delray Beach, Florida.

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From the campaign trail – Bartek Wawruch stands between cardboard cutouts of Obama and Romney at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, on Saturday, October 20, as the campus prepares for Monday's presidential debate.

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From the campaign trail – Romney boards his campaign plane at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, October 19.

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From the campaign trail – U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney speaks with campaign staff on board his campaign plane at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, on Thursday, October 18.

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From the campaign trail – Obama speaks during a rally at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Jack Bunn, 51, and Jane Cookson, 57, cast their votes at the Board of Elections early voting station in Wilson, North Carolina, on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Barack Obama and Jon Stewart speak during a break in the live taping of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters of Mitt Romney attend a campaign rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Wednesday, October 17.

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From the campaign trail – Mitt Romney is seen backstage through a campaign flag as he waits to take the stage at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters of Obama listen to him speak during a rally at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – President Barack Obama arrives at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, for a campaign rally Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – A group of men watch the presidential debate on television screens at an electronics store in Miami on Tuesday, October 16.

From the campaign trail – A worker cleans a sign for the Commission on Presidential Debates before the second presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Members of the production crew ready final preparations for the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – First lady Michelle Obama greets supporters during a campaign rally at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, on Monday, October 15.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters of President Barack Obama cheer during the campaign rally at Ohio Wesleyan on Monday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama jokes about a telephone with campaign volunteers Alexa Kissinger, left, and Suzanne Stern as he makes calls from a campaign office in Williamsburg, Virginia, on Sunday, October 14.

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From the campaign trail – Dolls depicting Obama and Mitt Romney are on display at a gift shop at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Maryland on Sunday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney holds up a baby as he works the rope line after delivering remarks at a rally in Lebanon, Ohio, on Saturday, October 13.

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From the campaign trail – A supporter holds an American flag in front of the Ohio logo on his shirt as he stands with a crowd at Shawnee State University to hear Romney speak on Saturday.

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From the campaign trail – Mario Orosa, left, and Ron Cathey, right, chat with Obama during dinner at Smith Commons restaurant in Washington on Friday, October 12. Obama had dinner with contest winners who contributed to his re-election campaign.

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From the campaign trail – Romney, right, and GOP vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan greet supporters as they arrive at a rally in Lancaster, Ohio, on Friday.

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From the campaign trail – Students walk past a political mural near Centre College in downtown Danville, Kentucky, where Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice-presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan faced off Thursday, October 11.

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From the campaign trail – Ryan greets his son Sam after the debate in Danville, Kentucky, on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney, left, speaks with the Rev. Billy Graham during a visit to the Graham cabin in Montreat, North Carolina, on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama greets supporters at a campaign rally at the University of Miami on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talk with supporters at Buns Bakery and Restaurant in Delaware, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 10. Romney is campaigning in Ohio with less than a month to go before the general election.

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From the campaign trail – Christie, left, and Romney walk up to the stage at Ariel Corporation in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Centre College students Ben Boone, left, a stand-in for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and Tommy Munoz, a stand-in for Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan, wave during a rehearsal for the vice presidential debate in Danville, Kentucky, on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Members of the media watch as President Barack Obama arrives aboard Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday, October 9, in Washington. The president was returning from a two-day campaign trip to California and Ohio.

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From the campaign trail – Obama addresses supporters during a campaign event at The Ohio State University on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Two Obama supporters, one holding a Big Bird book and the other clutching a picture of the president, listen while he speaks at a rally at Ohio State on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney departs a Wendy's restaurant with his dinner order in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters cheer as Romney delivers remarks on the James Koch Farm in Van Meter, Iowa, on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Allan Banojakedjian, left, and Jesus Romero fill out their voter registration forms at the Miami-Dade Elections Department on the final day of registration for the upcoming presidential election.

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From the campaign trail – Rain doesn't keep Romney from campaigning in Newport News, Virginia, on Monday, October 8.

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From the campaign trail – Obama holds a campaign event Monday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

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From the campaign trail – Obama takes the stage at a campaign concert at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 7. The president has been on a three-day trip to California and Ohio.

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From the campaign trail – Air Force One leaves a shadow as it passes over the Forum on approach to Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama leaves the White House on Sunday to board Air Force One.

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From the campaign trail – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, greet workers at the Tin Fish restaurant following a rally Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

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From the campaign trail – Romney casts a shadow on a banner as he speaks during a campaign event in Apopka, Florida, on Saturday, October 6.

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From the campaign trail – A supporter holds a photograph of Romney in Apopka on Saturday.

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From the campaign trail – Jon Bon Jovi performs at an Obama for America event at the House of Blues in Las Vegas on Saturday. It was the last day people in Nevada could register to vote in the upcoming presidential election.

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From the campaign trail – Romney speaks during a campaign event in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday, October 5.

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From the campaign trail – Romney supporters listen during Friday's campaign event in St. Petersburg.

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From the campaign trail – Obama smiles as he speaks during a campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia on Friday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama is assisted with putting on a raincoat onstage during a campaign rally at Cleveland State University on Friday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney speaks in Fishersville, Virginia, as Secret Service members keep guard on Thursday, October 4. A day after the first presidential debate in Denver, Romney headed to Virginia to continue campaigning.

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From the campaign trail – Romney supporters bow their heads in prayer during Thursday's event at the Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, Viriginia.

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From the campaign trail – Obama addresses the crowd at the University of Wisconsin in Madison on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney greets police officers before boarding his campaign plane in Denver on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Denver on Thursday. He accused his Republican challenger of dishonesty over tax policy and other issues brought up in Wednesday night's presidential debate.

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From the campaign trail – Audience members cheer as Obama makes his way onto the stage at Sloan's Lake Park in Denver on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – Reporters watch the final minutes of the debate between Romney and Obama in Denver on Wednesday, October 3. The first of four debates for the 2012 election -- three presidential and one vice-presidential -- was moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS.

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From the campaign trail – A member of the U.S. Secret Service keeps watch from the top of a building as Obama takes part in a debate walk-through at the University of Denver on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – A seat is assigned to first lady Michelle Obama prior to Wednesday's debate.

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From the campaign trail – Obama stands at the podium as he speaks during the debate on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Michelle and Barack Obama, left, join Mitt Romney and his family at the conclusion of the first presidential debate.

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From the campaign trail – University of Denver student Sam Garry sits at the moderator's desk before a presidential debate dress rehearsal at the University of Denver on Tuesday, October 2.

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From the campaign trail – Volunteers sit in for on-air television reporters on Tuesday in preparation for the first presidential debate in the Ritchie Center at the University of Denver.

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From the campaign trail – Romney greets a father and his daughter after having lunch Tuesday at a restaurant in Denver.

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From the campaign trail – Obama stares at the Hoover Dam in Nevada during a visit Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney boards his campaign plane in Bedford, Massachusetts, on Monday, October 1. The Republican candidate was heading to Denver for the first presidential debate on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama hugs Chasstiry Vazquez after she indroduced him at a campaign event at Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas on Sunday, September 30.

From the campaign trail – Romney leaves his campaign headquarters in Boston on Sunday.

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From the campaign trail – A boy reaches out to shake hands with Obama on Sunday in Las Vegas. The president was in Nevada ahead of Wednesday's presidential debate in Denver.

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From the campaign trail – Romney arrives at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Belmont to attend Sunday services.

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From the campaign trail – Obama talks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office on Friday, September 28.

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From the campaign trail – Romney speaks during a rally at Valley Forge Military Academy and College in Pennsylvania on Friday.

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From the campaign trail – Romney talks to journalists aboard his campaign plane about his phone call with Netanyahu on Friday.

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From the campaign trail – Cadets listen to Romney speak at a campaign rally Friday at the Valley Forge Military Academy and College in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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From the campaign trail – Romney addresses Friday's rally at the Valley Forge Military Academy and College.

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From the campaign trail – Vice President Joe Biden hugs U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, as he arrives for a campaign event Friday in Boca Raton, Florida.

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From the campaign trail – Romney speaks at a Veterans for Romney campaign event in Springfield, Virginia, on Thursday, September 27.

From the campaign trail – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush hugs a waitress as they wait for Ryan's arrival during a campaign stop at a restaurant in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood on Saturday, September 22.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters cheer as they listen to Romney speak during a Juntos Con Romney Rally at the Darwin Fuchs Pavilion on Wednesday, September 19, in Miami.

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From the campaign trail – Romney shakes hands with supporters during the Juntos Con Romney Rally in Miami on Wednesday.

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From the campaign trail – Obama and David Letterman speak during a break in the taping of the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday, September 18, at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.

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From the campaign trail – A crew member opens the door to Air Force One after the jet arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on Tuesday.

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From the campaign trail – From left to right: Romney, his wife Ann, and son Tagg watch one of Tagg's sons play soccer in Belmont, Massachusetts, on Saturday, September 15.

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From the campaign trail – Ryan arrives onstage to address the Family Research Council Action Values Voter Summit on Friday, September 14.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters wait for Romney to speak at a campaign rally at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio, on Friday, September 14.

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From the campaign trail – Obama arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Thursday, September 13. Obama returned to Washington after a two-day campaign trip with events in Nevada and Colorado.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters cheer as Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia, on Thursday.

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From the campaign trail – An Obama supporter attends a rally in Las Vegas on Wednesday, September 12. Obama focused on economic policies during his two days of campaigning in Nevada and Colorado.

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From the campaign trail – Former President Bill Clinton speaks in support of Obama during a campaign stop in Miami on Tuesday, September 11.

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From the campaign trail – Obama is lifted up by Scott Van Duzer, owner of Big Apple Pizza and Pasta Italian Restaurant, during a visit to the restaurant in Fort Pierce, Florida, on Sunday, September 9. Obama was on a two-day bus tour across the state.

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From the campaign trail – President Obama greets supporters during a campaign stop at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.

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From the campaign trail – Mitt Romney walks through the garage area during a rain delay before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, September 8, in Richmond, Virginia.

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From the campaign trail – Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, waves to the crowd before speaking at a rally in Leesburg, Virginia, on Friday, September 7.

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From the campaign trail – Supporters try to stay dry in between rain showers while waiting for President Obama to speak at the University of Iowa on Friday. It was Obama's first day of campaigning after accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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From the campaign trail – A girl listens to President Obama speak at the University of Iowa on Friday.

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From the campaign trail – Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama, President Obama and Biden's wife, Jill, wave after Friday's campaign event at the University of Iowa.

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In the Cleveland suburb of Solon, Ohio, Dina Rock said an optical-scan voting machine jammed at her precinct, backing up the line and leaving voters confused as to how their votes would be counted. A poll worker told them to leave their ballots in a bin, "and he was not friendly at all," she said.

"People were getting frustrated, and nobody knew what to do," she said. Voters were told, "Just put it in here and we'll fix it later," she said.

Concerned her vote wouldn't be tabulated, she said she called the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections and was told the ballots would be manually fed into the machine later.

"At that point, I just said, 'OK, that's just what it is, and I will trust that you know what you're doing and I will trust that my vote counts," she said. "I'm a very trusting person, and I hope people are honest and they'll do the right thing."

In Hamilton County, which includes Cincinnati, as many as 15% of voters in some traditional Democratic precincts had been issued provisional ballots. More than 20,000 provisional ballots were issued in Hamilton County, a traditional Republican stronghold that went for Obama in 2008.

And in New Jersey, state officials allowed voters displaced by Superstorm Sandy last week to cast ballots electronically or by fax. But they extended their deadline to submit those votes until Friday amid numerous complaints about the system.

The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union went to court Tuesday afternoon on behalf of voters who said their requests for an electronic ballot weren't being acknowledged.

"What's happening is they're not receiving any sort of response from their respective county election officials," said Katie Wang, a spokeswoman for the group.

Voters still had to submit an application to vote electronically by 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to an executive order signed by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. But they had until 8 p.m. Friday to submit the ballots, the order states.

And in New York, which was also smacked by Sandy, polling stations around New York City saw long, slow-moving lines.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's last-minute decree that any voter could vote at any precinct, a move intended to help those displaced by Sandy, made it "a little insane right now" at the polling station at Public School 41 in Greenwich Village, a poll coordinator there told CNN Tuesday afternoon.

"So we have everybody coming in from everywhere," said the coordinator, a Republican who asked not to be named. "It was for displaced people, but others are taking advantage of it."